Midsize Car Sales In Canada - June 2016 YTD

Out of sync with recent results, Canadian sales of midsize cars jumped 11% in June 2016 thanks to a huge Ford Fusion increase plus significant year-over-year improvements from the Chrysler 200 and Nissan Altima. 

The Fusion became June's top-selling midsize car. The Toyota Camry, on other hand, is Canada's top-selling midsize car through the first-half of 2016, and while Camry volume is down slightly year-to-date, Camry sales rose 4% to 1962 units in June. That's a 13-month high for the Camry.

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - June 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - June 2016 YTD

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Fusion sales, meanwhile, rose to a 59-month high of 2440 sales, thereby carving out a 478-unit margin of victory. The Fusion was last Canada's top-selling midsize car on an annual basis in 2014.

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The Fusion was recently refreshed for the 2017 model year.

Let's not get terribly excited about June's radar screen blip. Midsize car sales are down 10% this year, a decline of 5446 sales due to double-digit declines from the Chrysler 200, Hyundai Sonata, Mazda 6, Subaru Legacy, and Volkswagen Passat.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are sortable, so you can rank midsize cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • July 2016 • May 2016 • June 2015

Midsize Car	June 2016	June 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Regal	98	64	53.1%	451	575	-21.6%
Chevrolet Malibu	673	772	-12.8%	6417	5482	17.1%
Chrysler 200	1030	810	27.2%	4087	6342	-35.6%
Dodge Avenger	---	---	---	---	8	-100%
Ford Fusion	2440	1433	70.3%	7263	7690	-5.6%
Honda Accord	1372	1446	-5.1%	7230	7142	1.2%
Hyundai Sonata	918	885	3.7%	4502	6947	-35.2%
Kia Optima	489	420	16.4%	2725	2976	-8.4%
Mazda 6	202	271	-25.5%	1065	1367	-22.1%
Nissan Altima	877	637	37.7%	4912	4110	19.5%
Subaru Legacy	249	312	-20.2%	1554	1871	-16.9%
Toyota Camry	1962	1894	3.6%	9350	9416	-0.7%
Volkswagen Passat & CC ^	261	551	-52.6%	2055	3131	-34.4%
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Total	10,571	9495	11.3%	51,611	57,057	-9.5%

Hybrids & Electrics	June 2016	June 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Volt	320	120	167%	1292	425	204%
Ford C-Max	83	63	31.7%	400	279	43.4%
Honda Insight	---	---	---	1	---	---
Mitsubishi i MiEV	8	16	-50.0%	46	72	-36.1%
Nissan LEAF	123	101	21.8%	617	488	26.4%
Toyota Prius	269	152	77.0%	1238	840	47.4%
Toyota Prius V	227	265	-14.3%	1114	1188	-6.2%
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Total	1030	717	43.6%	4708	3292	43.0%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	June 2016	June 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	---	26	-100%	5	258	-98.1%
Subaru Outback *	1152	841	37.0%	5195	5141	1.1%
Toyota Venza *	500	613	-18.4%	3070	3217	-4.6%
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Total	1652	1480	11.6%	8270	8616	-4.0%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* indicates a vehicle that is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Prius breakdown by variant
^ Volkswagen Canada combines figures for the Passat and CC.
GCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why you'll see the Outback and Venza listed with midsize SUVs, too... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

RECOMMENDED READING
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - July 2016
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - May 2016
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - June 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - June 2016
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - June 2016
Large Car Sales In Canada - June 2016
Small Car Sales In Canada - June 2016

Midsize Car Sales In Canada - May 2016 YTD

Canadian sales of midsize cars plunged 9% in May 2016, a loss of more than 1000 units during a year in which the intermediate car sector is down by more than 6500 sales.

The Toyota Camry narrowly pipped the Honda Accord and Hyundai Sonata for a May 2016 midsize car victory despite its own 19% year-over-year loss. After a brutal start to the year, May 2016 was the best month for Hyundai Canada's Sonata since February of last year. 

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - May 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - May 2016 YTD

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The Chrysler 200, which is not long for this world, and the suddenly surging Nissan Altima were the only other cars in the core group of the midsize mainstream to post May 2016 improvements.

Outside the midsize mainstream, the Chevrolet Volt broke its all-time monthly record set in April – which had broken the March record – with 270 May 2016 sales, a 358% year-over-year increase. 

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The Volt handily outsold the discouragingly unpopular Mazda 6 and came within 29 sales of catching the Subaru Legacy.

Is the Volt quickly becoming a reasonable, if undersized, alternative to conventional midsize cars? The second-generation Volt has an all-electric range of 85 kilometres. In the right jurisdiction,  British Columbia for instance, the Volt's $40,090 price is cut by $5000.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are sortable, so you can rank midsize cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • June 2016 • April 2016 • May 2015

Midsize Car	May 2016	May 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Regal	43	80	-46.3%	353	511	-30.9%
Chevrolet Malibu	928	1357	-31.6%	5744	4710	22.0%
Chrysler 200	1444	1398	3.3%	3057	5532	-44.7%
Dodge Avenger	---	---	---	---	8	-100%
Ford Fusion	1404	1935	-27.4%	4823	6257	-22.9%
Honda Accord	1567	1721	-8.9%	5858	5696	2.8%
Hyundai Sonata	1565	1125	39.1%	3584	6062	-40.9%
Kia Optima	346	410	-15.6%	2236	2556	-12.5%
Mazda 6	194	269	-27.9%	863	1096	-21.3%
Nissan Altima	1138	691	64.7%	4035	3473	16.2%
Subaru Legacy	299	350	-14.6%	1305	1559	-16.3%
Toyota Camry	1618	2003	-19.2%	7388	7522	-1.8%
Volkswagen Passat & CC ^	360	579	-37.8%	1794	2580	-30.5%
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Total	10,906	11,918	-9.3%	41,040	47,562	-15.9%

Hybrids & Electrics	May 2016	May 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Volt	270	59	358%	972	305	219%
Ford C-Max	76	65	16.9%	317	216	46.8%
Honda Insight	---	---	---	1	---	---
Mitsubishi i MiEV	2	21	-90.5%	38	56	-32.1%
Nissan LEAF	121	112	8.0%	494	387	27.6%
Toyota Prius	290	167	73.7%	969	688	40.8%
Toyota Prius V	276	188	46.8%	887	923	-3.9%
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Total	1035	612%	40.9%	3678	2575	30.0%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	May 2016	May 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	---	22	-100%	5	232	-97.8%
Subaru Outback *	850	868	-2.1%	4043	4300	-6.0%
Toyota Venza *	512	630	-18.7%	2570	2604	-1.3%
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Total	1362	1520	-11.6%	6618	7136	-7.8%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* indicates a vehicle that is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Prius breakdown by variant
^ Volkswagen Canada combines figures for the Passat and CC.
GCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why you'll see the Outback and Venza listed with midsize SUVs, too... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

RECOMMENDED READING
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - June 2016
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - April 2016
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - May 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - May 2016
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - May 2016
Small Car Sales In Canada - May 2016
Large Car Sales In Canada - May 2016

Midsize Car Sales In Canada - April 2016 YTD

Canadian sales of midsize cars plunged 30% in Apil 2016 as every entry in the category suffered declining sales, year-over-year. 

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - April 2016 YTD
Canada Car Sales Rankings By Model - April 2016 YTD

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From the class-leading Toyota Camry's 1% drop to 1862 units – only 22 fewer sales than in April 2015 – to the Chrysler 200's 67% drop worth 1176 lost sales, midsize cars bore the brunt of consumer passenger car rejection in April 2016.

And here's the kicker: auto sales in Canada have never been higher.

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Canadian car dealers sold more new vehicles to consumers, businesses, and government agencies (and Americans?) in April 2016 than at any point in history. But 39% of the 200,600 new vehicles were SUVs and crossovers; only 36% were cars. 

Meanwhile, of the roughly 72,000 new cars sold in Canada in April 2016, only 13% came from this core midsize category, down from 17% in April 2015.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are sortable, so you can rank midsize cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • May 2016 • March 2016 • April 2015

Midsize Car	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Buick Regal	63	211	-70.1%	310	431	-28.1%
Chevrolet Malibu	1541	1608	-4.2%	4816	3353	43.6%
Chrysler 200	585	1761	-66.8%	1613	4134	-61.0%
Dodge Avenger	---	---	---	---	8	-100%
Ford Fusion	1027	1672	-38.6%	3419	4322	-20.9%
Honda Accord	1364	1642	-16.9%	4291	3975	7.9%
Hyundai Sonata	655	1571	-58.3%	2019	4937	-59.1%
Kia Optima	461	720	-36.0%	1890	2146	-11.9%
Mazda 6	251	326	-23.0%	669	827	-19.1%
Nissan Altima	698	855	-18.4%	2897	2782	4.1%
Subaru Legacy	327	405	-19.3%	1006	1209	-16.8%
Toyota Camry	1862	1884	-1.2%	5770	5519	4.5%
Volkswagen Passat & CC ^	495	673	-26.4%	1434	2001	-28.3%
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Total	9329	13,328	-30.0%	30,134	35,644	-15.5%

Hybrids & Electrics	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet Volt	260	69	277%	702	246	185%
Ford C-Max	110	58	89.7%	241	151	59.6%
Honda Insight	---	---	---	1	---	---
Mitsubishi i MiEV	14	24	-41.7%	36	35	2.9%
Nissan LEAF	152	127	19.7%	373	275	35.6%
Toyota Prius	323	152	113%	679	521	30.3%
Toyota Prius V	198	158	25.3%	611	735	-16.9%
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Total	1057	588	79.8%	2643	1963	34.6%

Tall Wagons  & Crossovers	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Honda Crosstour *	1	45	-97.8%	5	210	-97.6%
Subaru Outback *	1107	1156	-4.2%	3193	3432	-7.0%
Toyota Venza *	651	627	3.8%	2058	1974	4.3%
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Total	1759	1828	-3.8%	5256	5616	-6.4%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada
* indicates a vehicle that is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown
^ Prius breakdown by variant
^ Volkswagen Canada combines figures for the Passat and CC.
GCBC isn't here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better. This explains why you'll see the Outback and Venza listed with midsize SUVs, too... because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.

RECOMMENDED READING
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - May 2016
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - March 2016
Midsize Car Sales In Canada - April 2015
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In Canada - April 2016
Canada Auto Sales Brand Rankings - April 2016
Small Car Sales In Canada - April 2016
Large Car Sales In Canada - April 2016 YTD